United States of America ex rel. Alon Aharon v. Nuvance Health, Inc.
- Kenneth Karas
- 7:24-cv-00524
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In United States ex rel. Alon Aharon v. Nuvance Health, Judge Karas denied defendants’ request to pause discovery while their dismissal motion remained pending.
The defendants’ discovery-stay request was denied, and all parties were directed to file a case-management plan.
What happened
United States ex rel. Alon Aharon v. Nuvance Health concerns defendants’ request to pause discovery while the court considered their pending motion to dismiss.
The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or explain the parties’ arguments in detail. It states only that defendants applied for a stay of discovery.
Judge Kenneth M. Karas denied the application and directed the parties to file a case-management plan by March 12, 2024.
The detailed version
- United States of America ex rel. Alon Aharon v. Nuvance Health, Inc. · No. 7:24-cv-00524
- Kenneth Karas
- Mar. 6, 2024
Issue
The defendants asked the court to stay, or pause, discovery while their motion to dismiss was pending.
Ruling
The court denied defendants’ application to stay discovery. It cited decisions explaining that filing a motion to dismiss does not by itself establish good cause for pausing discovery, and that courts have substantial discretion over whether a stay is warranted.
Further Direction
The parties were directed to file a case-management plan by March 12, 2024. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims, the pending motion to dismiss, or the parties’ detailed arguments.
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